Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 4, 2022 Ryan McCormack Feb 4, 2022 0 Mixtape Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing!-->!-->!-->…
Hear Jeff Hunter’s Thoughts on “Putting Strategy Back Into Strategy… Mark Graban Sep 19, 2018 1 Blog Today's post is the transcript of a discussion that I recently recorded with Jeff Hunter, the author of the book …
Jeff Hunter’s New Book: “Patient-Centered Strategy” Mark Graban Jun 19, 2018 0 Blog Hi -- I'm still not blogging much these days, as I try to focus on finishing my book Measures of Success. You can…
What’s Going on with Lean at ThedaCare? Mark Graban Mar 13, 2018 17 Blog I’ve heard a lot of rumblings recently about what might be happening at ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
What’s Going at Toyota? A Newly-Centralized TPS Group Mark Graban Mar 6, 2018 1 Blog Here's an interesting Bloomberg article about Toyota never being satisfied, which includes improving the way they…
#Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes Mark Graban Feb 5, 2018 9 Blog Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean…
Podcast #288 – Dean Gruner, MD on ACOs and Healthcare Reform Mark Graban Sep 13, 2017 0 Interviews Joining me again for Episode #288 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in…
Toyota Helps Children’s Health Dallas Reduce Some CLABSI Infections 75% Mark Graban Sep 11, 2017 3 Audio "Through a collaboration with Toyota, Children's HealthSM, the leading pediatric health system in North Texas,…
Podcast #286 – Dean Gruner, MD on ThedaCare’s #Lean Journey Mark Graban Aug 30, 2017 0 Interviews My guest for Episode #286 is Dean Gruner, MD, the recently retired CEO of ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin…
#TBT: Idea-Driven Organizations are Still a Great Idea Mark Graban Aug 3, 2017 0 Blog Today, we're looking back at a podcast that I did back in 2015 with Alan G. Robinson, PhD, co-author of many…
Imitation as a Path to Innovation — If You Know What to Copy Mark Graban Jun 15, 2017 0 Audio At the recent Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit, there were thought provoking presentations... and we had many…
The 2017 Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit (#HCSummit17) Begins Mark Graban Jun 6, 2017 0 Blog This week, I'm in Palm Springs for the annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit. Follow along on…
Easier, Better, Faster, Cheaper… What’s Missing There? Mark Graban May 24, 2017 4 Audio What if "easier" is less safe? Great question. It begs the question of why Safer isn't first in Shingo's list? Is…
Reader Question: How Many People & How Much Time for Improvement? Mark Graban Apr 26, 2017 10 Blog A Lean-thinking physician from Canada asks how many people an organization or department should have in a dedicated…
James Hereford – A #Lean COO from Stanford Becomes a Lean CEO at Fairview… Mark Graban Apr 4, 2017 1 Blog In today's post, I write about James Hereford, a Lean thinker and leader who is now CEO of Fairview Health Services…
Sad Bloomberg BusinessWeek Article on Auto Supplier Safety, Thoughts for… Mark Graban Mar 27, 2017 0 Blog A few of you sent me this article... and you were correct to think I would be interested: "Inside Alabama's Auto…
Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from Duke Hoops, Toyota, or… Mark Graban Mar 6, 2017 4 Audio While I'm writing here about Northwestern men's basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the…
#TBT: Past Posts About the Society for Health Systems Mark Graban Mar 2, 2017 0 Blog Today is the start of the main days of the annual Society for Health Systems Conference. I think this is my 9th…